Preview 2011
Bowl Projections, Week 9
Gildan New Mexico Bowl
December 17, 2011 Albuquerque, NM, 2 pm ESPN
Mountain West No. 5 vs. Pac-12
Projection: San Diego State vs. Purdue*
*No Pac-12 team projected available
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
December 17, 2011 Boise, ID, 5:30 ESPN
WAC No. 1 or No. 2 vs. MAC No. 3
Projection: Nevada vs. Northern Illinois
R&L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
December 17, 2011 New Orleans, LA, 9:00 pm, ESPN
Payout: $1 million
Sun Belt No. 1 vs. C-USA No. 5
Projection: Arkansas State vs. UTEP
Beef O’Brady’s St. Petersburg Bowl
December 20, 2011 St. Petersburg, FL, 8:00 pm, ESPN
Payout: $1 million
Big East No. 5 vs. C-USA No. 2
Projection: South Florida vs. Southern Miss
San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl
December 21, 2011 San Diego, CA, 8:00 pm ESPN
Payout: $1 million
Mountain West No. 2 vs. WAC
Projection: Air Force vs. Louisiana Tech
MAACO Las Vegas Bowl
December 22, 2011 Las Vegas, NV, 8:00 pm ESPN
Payout: $2.2 million
Mountain West No. 1 vs. Pac-12 No. 5
Projection: TCU vs. UCLA
Sheraton Hawaii Bowl
December 24, 2011 Honolulu, HI, 8:00 pm ESPN
Payout: TBA C-USA No. 6 vs. WAC (Hawaii, if eligible)
Projection: UCF vs. Hawaii
Advocare V100 Independence Bowl
December 26, 2011 Shreveport, LA, 5:00 pm ESPN
Payout: $2.3 million
Mountain West No. 3 vs. ACC No. 7
Projection: Wyoming vs. Virginia
Little Caesars Pizza Bowl
December 27, 2011 Detroit, MI, 4:30 pm ESPN
MAC No. 1 vs. Big Ten No. 8 (or Sun Belt if no Big Ten)
Projection: Toledo vs. Iowa
Belk Bowl
December 27, 2011 Charlotte, NC, 8:00 pm ESPN
Payout: $3.4 million
Big East No. 3 vs. ACC No. 4
Projection: Cincinnati vs. North Carolina
Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grumman
December 28, 2011 Washington, DC, 4:30 pm ESPN
Payout: $1.725 million
ACC No. 8 vs. Navy (or C-USA if Navy not eligible)
Projection: Miami vs. Marshall
Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl
December 28, 2011 San Diego, CA, 8:00 pm ESPN
Payout: $4.3 million
Big 12 No. 5 vs. Pac-12 No. 3
Projection: Texas A&M vs. Washington
Champs Sports Bowl
December 29, 2011 Orlando, FL, 5:30 pm ESPN
Payout: $4.65 million
ACC No. 3 vs. Big East No. 2
Projection: Florida State vs. Notre Dame
Valero Alamo Bowl
December 29, 2011 San Antonio, TX, 9:00 pm ESPN
Payout: $6.35 million
Big 12 No. 2 or 3 vs. Pac-12 No. 2
Projection: Missouri vs. Arizona State
Bell Helicopters Armed Forces Bowl
December 30, 2011 Fort Worth, TX, 12:00 pm ESPN
Payout: $1.2 million
C-USA No. 3 vs. BYU (or Mountain West if BYU not eligible)
Projection: Tulsa vs. BYU
New Era Pinstripe Bowl
December 30, 2011 Bronx, NY, 3:20 pm ESPN
Payout: $3.6 million
Big East No. 4 vs. Big 12 No. 7
Projection: Syracuse vs. Baylor
Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl
December 30, 2011 Nashville, TN, 6:40 pm ESPN
Payout: $3.675
ACC No. 6 vs. SEC No. 7
Projection: Wake Forest vs. Tennessee
Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl
December 30, 2011 San Francisco, CA, 3:30 pm ESPN
Payout: $1.675 million
Pac-12 No. 6 vs. Army (WAC if Army not available)
Projection: Utah vs. Pitt*
*Army and WAC won't be eligible
Insight Bowl
December 30, 2011 Tempe, AZ, 10:00 pm
Payout: $6.7 million
Big Ten No. 4 or 5 vs. Big 12 No. 4
Projection: Penn State vs. Texas
Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas
December 31, 2011 Houston, TX, 12:00 pm ESPN
Payout: $3.4 million
Big Ten No. 6 vs. Big 12 No. 6
Projection: Ohio State vs. Texas Tech
Hyundai Sun Bowl
December 31, 2011 El Paso, TX, 2:00 pm CBS
Payout: $4 million
ACC No. 4 vs. Pac-12 No. 4
Projection: Georgia Tech vs. California
AutoZone Liberty Bowl
December 31, 2011 Memphis, TN, 3:30 pm ABC
C-USA No. 1 vs. SEC No. 6 or No. 7 (Big East if no SEC team)
Projection: Houston vs. Mississippi State
Chick-fil-A Bowl
December 31, 2011 Atlanta, GA, 7:30 pm ESPN
Payout: $6.9 million
ACC No. 2 vs. SEC No. 3, 4 or 5
Projection: Virginia Tech vs. South Carolina
TicketCity Bowl
January 2, 2012 Dallas, TX, 12:00 pm ESPNU
Payout: $2.2 million
Big Ten No. 6 vs. C-USA
Projection: Illinois vs. SMU
Capital One Bowl
January 2, 2012 Orlando, FL, 1:00 pm ESPN
Payout: $9.2 million
Big Ten No. 2 vs. SEC No. 2
Projection: Michigan vs. Arkansas
Gator Bowl
January 2, 2011 Jacksonville, FL, 1:00 pm ESPN2
Payout: $5.4 million
Big Ten No. 4 or 5 vs. SEC No. 6
Projection: Michigan State vs. Florida
Outback Bowl
January 2, 2012 Tampa, FL, 1:00 pm ABC
Payout: $7 million
Big Ten No. 3 vs. SEC No. 3, 4 or 5
Projection: Nebraska vs. Georgia
AT&T Cotton Bowl
January 6, 2012 Arlington, TX, 8:00 pm FOX
Payout: $7.25 million
Big 12 No. 2 vs. SEC No. 3, 4, or 5 (West)
Projection: Kansas State vs. Auburn
GoDaddy.com Bowl
January 8, 2012 Mobile, AL 9:00 pm ESPN
Payout: $1.5 million
MAC No. 2 vs. Sun Belt
Projection: Temple vs. UL Lafayette
BBVA Compass Bank Bowl
January 7, 2012, Birmingham, AL, 1:00 pm ESPN
Payout: $1.925 million
Big East No. 4 vs. SEC (or MAC if no Big East or SEC)
Projection: Rutgers vs. Vanderbilt
BCS BOWLS
Rose Bowl Game presented by VIZIO
January 2, 2012 Pasadena, CA, 5:00 pm ESPN
Payout: $36 million
Big Ten No. 1 vs. Pac-12 No. 1
Projection: Wisconsin vs. Oregon
Rationale: The call - Wisconsin wins out; Ohio State loses to Michigan; Penn State loses to Ohio State and/or Nebraska and Wisconsin. Oregon is likely here win or lose against Stanford.
Tostitos Fiesta Bowl
January 2, 2012 Glendale, AZ, 8:30 pm ESPN
Big 12 No. 1 vs. BCS
Projection: Oklahoma State vs. Stanford
Rationale: The Oregon/Stanford loser will end up here to face the Oklahoma/Oklahoma State loser. West Virginia and Boise State could end up getting the if Stanford goes to the BCS Championship.
Allstate Sugar Bowl
January 3, 2012 New Orleans, LA, 8:30 pm ESPN
SEC No. 1 vs. BCS at-large
Projection: Alabama vs. Boise State
Rationale: The Alabama/LSU loser will be here. Boise State will finish No. 4 in the BCS behind Alabama/LSU winner, Oklahoma, and the Alabama/LSU loser. If Stanford plays in the national championship, the Oklahoma/Oklahoma State loser could end up here.
Discover Orange Bowl
January 4, 2012 Miami Gardens, FL, 8:00 pm ESPN
ACC No. 1 vs. BCS at-large
Projection: Clemson vs. West Virginia
Rationale: Clemson and West Virginia, despite recent losses, are still the best teams in their respective conferences. They'll matchup in the Orange Bowl, but Boise State could end up here instead of the Mountaineers.
BCS Championship
January 9, 2012 New Orleans, LA, 9:00 pm ESPN
BCS No. 1 vs. BCS No. 2
Projection: LSU vs. Oklahoma
Rationale: The LSU/Alabama winner will be here, while OU will finish up as the best of the one-loss teams, getting the nod over an unbeaten Boise State.